Leirosa sand dunes: A case study on coastal protection

Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, IMAM 2005 - Maritime Transportation and Exploitation of Ocean and Coastal Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1469-1474

  Schreck Reis, C ^a   Freitas, H ^a   Carmo, J Antunes Do ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC COASTS; COASTAL DUNE; COASTAL PROTECTION; HARD PROTECTION; HIGH COSTS; PORTUGAL; SAND DUNES; SOPORCEL; STORA ENSO; WINTER STORMS;

GEOTEXTILES; LANDFORMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; OCEANOGRAPHY; REINFORCEMENT; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

SHORE PROTECTION;

EID: 34848917057     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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